By TSA Team
VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Eritrea’s Nazeret Weldu has hit the Paris Olympics qualifying time after winning the women’s race at the 41st Vienna City Marathon on Sunday.
She completed the race in 2:24:08, qualifying for the Olympic Games in Paris, the only athlete in this race to achieve this feat.
Kenya’s Faith Chepkoech finished second with a time of 2:26:22, while another Kenyan Rebecca Tanui came third with a time of 2:26:53. « I am very happy that besides winning the Marathon, I have also qualified for the Paris Olympics, » said a happy Weldu.
In the men’s category Ethiopia’s Chala Regasa came out top with a time of 2:06:35. The Kenyans Bernard Muia and Albert Kangogo took second and third places with times of 2:10:42 and 2:10:44, respectively.
The 41st Vienna City Marathon attracted 42,625 participants from 143 nations, with 10,024 runners competing in the full marathon, making it the third-largest in the event’s history.
RESULTS
Men
1 Chala Regasa (ETHIOPIA) 2:06:35
2 Bernard Muia (KENYA) 2:10:42
3 Albert Kangogo (KENYA) 2:10:44
4 Leonard Barsoton (KENYA) 2:10:44
5 Cameron Avery (NEW ZEALAND) 2:10:52
6 Juan Pacheco (MEXICO) 2:11:42
Women:
1 Nazret Weldu (ERITREA) 2:24:08
2 Faith Chepkoech (KENYA) 2:26:22
3 Rebecca Tanui (KENYA) 2:26:53
4 Jovana De La Cruz Capani (PERU) 2:27:54
5 Lilia Fisikovici (MOLDOVA) 2:30:06
6 Shyline Torotich (KENYA) 2:30:36
